Syracuse, N.Y. -- The unemployment rate in the Syracuse area rose to
5.6 percent in March, from 5.2 percent in the same month last year.
The state unemployment rate also rose, from 4.7 percent in March of
2017 to 4.8 percent last month. The national unemployment rate fell to
4.1 percent, from 4.6 percent in March last year.
According to the state Department of Labor, there were 17,000 people
unemployed in the Syracuse metropolitan area (Madison, Onondaga and
Oswego counties) in March, an increase of 9,000 from the same month last
year. At the same time, the number of employed residents fell from
292,000 to 285,100.
The area's civilian labor force - the total number of people working
or looking for work - has been shrinking. It fell from 308,100 in March
of 2017 to 302,000 last month.
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Source: syracuse.com (via Empire Report New York)
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